Knitting For Olive | Ruffle Dress Pattern & Yarn Pack
Whimsical Ruffles for Every Season
Delightfully simple and endlessly charming, the Ruffle Dress features a playful ruffle yoke and a full, flouncy skirt — perfect for twirls and everyday wear. This dress is knit top-down in smooth stockinette stitch using just 1 strand of Knitting For Olive Merino.
Begin with the back neckline worked flat to create a dainty keyhole opening, then switch to knitting in the round for the body and skirt. Sleeves are optional and can be added top-down, making it easy to tailor the dress to the season — long sleeves in cosy Merino for cooler months or sleeveless for spring and summer.
The ruffle is added last, picked up and knit around the yoke to complete the design with a touch of whimsy. With flexible options for sleeve and skirt length, this pattern is as customisable as it is adorable.
Our Ruffle Dress Pattern & Yarn Pack includes 2 balls of Knitting For Olive Merino Yarn and a digital pattern.
This yarn pack is for the 3 months pattern size. Purchase more Merino Yarn if you are following a bigger pattern size. Please refer to the chart below.
| Pattern Size | Yarn | Yarn Quantity |
| 3 months | Merino | 2 |
| 6-9 months | Merino | 3 |
| 12-18 months | Merino | 4 |
| 2 years | Merino | 4 |
| 4 years | Merino | 5 |
| 6 years | Merino | 6 |
The sample with sleeves is in Linen colourway, and the sample without sleeves is in Powder colourway.
- 2 x Merino yarn
- Digital pattern
This yarn pack is for the 3 months pattern size. Purchase more Merino Yarn if you are following a bigger pattern size.
Sizes:3 (6-9, 12-18) months // 2 (4, 6) years
Finished measurements:Length from shoulder to edge: 34 (36, 40) // 44 (50, 58) cm [13½ (14¼, 15¾) // 17¼ (19¾, 22¾)]”
Yarn:Knitting for Olive Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk (250 m [273 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz]), fingering-weight yarn, 2 (3, 4) // 4 (5, 6) balls for a dress with sleeves or 2 (3, 3) // 4 (4, 5) balls for a dress without sleeves.
Needles:2.5 mm / US1.5 and 3 mm / US2.5 circular and double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge
Gauge (after blocking):28 sts and 38 rows = 10 cm [4”] in st st with 3 mm / US2.5 needles
Notions:Stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle, crochet hook, 1 button (diameter: 12 mm [½”])
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